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Countering the Swarm

Stacie Pettyjohn, Molly Campbell | September 10, 2025

Game Over?

Emily Kilcrease, Geoffrey Gertz | August 04, 2025

Understanding Russia’s Calculus on Opportunistic Aggression in Europe

Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Kate Johnston, Greg Weaver | September 04, 2025

Global Compute and National Security

Janet Egan | July 29, 2025

Countering the Swarm

After decades of air dominance and a near monopoly on precision strike, the United States now faces a dramatically different, more hostile world as the proliferation of cheap ...

Game Over?

The trade wargame suggests that sustained high tariffs could create leverage and urgency to spur action toward a productive restructuring of the international trade system....

Understanding Russia’s Calculus on Opportunistic Aggression in Europe

Executive Summary Numerous factors are working to dissuade Russia from directly challenging NATO, but once Moscow reconstitutes its military, one scenario stands out as a plau...

Global Compute and National Security

The current pathway to breakthrough artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities relies on amassing and leveraging vast “compute”—specialized chips housed within massive data cen...

AMERICA'S EDGE

The United States faces a rapidly changing global security landscape. Evolving technology, shifting alliances, and emerging threats require America to harness bold, innovative approaches. The CNAS 2025 national security conference, America’s Edge: Forging the Future, will bring together bipartisan leaders, policymakers, and industry to chart a vision for enhancing America’s global edge.

CNAS 2025 National Security Conference | America's Edge: Forging the Future

Jun 3, 2025

The First 100 Days

The First 100 Days is a series of recommendations from CNAS experts. The recommendations span the most pressing issues that will test the administration, including competition...

Global Swing States and the New Great Power Competition

International politics is undergoing a period of rapid, significant change. China and Russia are working together more closely and alongside Iran and North Korea...

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Technology & National Security
How the U.S. Can Counter China's Digital Silk Road in Saudi Arabia
Washington, September 16, 2025 – Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a new report, Countering the Digital Silk Road: Saudi Arabia by Vivek Chilukuri ...

By Vivek Chilukuri & Ruby Scanlon
- September 16, 2025
CNAS Welcomes Dr. David Capaldi to Board of Advisors
Washington, September 16, 2025–The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to welcome Dr. David F. Capaldi to its board of advisors. David F. Capaldi, MD, MBA, i...
- Press Release
- September 16, 2025
In The News

Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
The Ukraine War Accelerates the International Drone Arms Race
Russian drones entered Polish airspace early on Wednesday, leading NATO aircraft to shoot them down. This incident was the first time that NATO forces had to directly engage R...

By Samuel Bendett
- Washington Examiner
- September 13, 2025
In The News

Transatlantic Security
Andrea Kendall-Taylor on the Russia-Ukraine War
In this edition of Global Institute Dialogues, Andrea Kendall-Taylor discusses the Russia-Ukraine war with Wilson Shirley, Vice President, Goldman Sachs Global Institute....

By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
- Goldman Sachs
- September 12, 2025
In The News

National Security Human Capital Program
National Guard Documents Reveal Candor, ‘Shame’ over D.C. Deployment
The National Guard, in measuring public sentiment about President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of Washington, D.C., has assessed that its mission is perceived as “leveragin...

By Dr. Jason Dempsey
- The Washington Post
- September 10, 2025

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Virtual Event | Judge Advocates General: On the Frontline of National Security and the Rule of Law
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- Sep 18, 2025
Virtual Event | Countering China’s Digital Silk Road: Saudi Arabia
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- Sep 16, 2025
Virtual Event | National Security Exchange with Richard Fontaine and Adam Boehler

Our Research Programs

Defense
- Defense
  Countering the Swarm
  After decades of air dominance and a near monopoly on precision strike, the United States now faces a dramatically different, more hostile world as the proliferation of cheap ...
  
  By Stacie Pettyjohn & Molly Campbell
  - Reports
- Defense
  Report: U.S. Counter-Drone Defenses ‘Insufficient’ as China Scales Up Unmanned Capabilities
  By Stacie Pettyjohn & Molly Campbell
  - In The News
- Defense / Transatlantic Security
  Europe’s Delusions Over What It Means to Deter Russia
  By Franz-Stefan Gady
  - Commentary
Indo-Pacific Security
- Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security / Technology & National Security
  United Arab Emirates Joins U.S. and China in Giving Away A.I. Technology
  In a move that shows the growing influence of the United Arab Emirates in the global artificial intelligence race, a new research lab backed by the Persian Gulf nation said on...
  
  By Pablo Chavez
  - In The News
- Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
  U.S.-India Relations Strained by Shifting Alliances and Economic Pressures
  By Lisa Curtis
  - In The News
- Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
  Trump Unfriends Modi's India: Trump Frothing, India Calm
  By Daniel Silverberg
  - Video
National Security Human Capital Program
- National Security Human Capital Program
  National Guard Documents Reveal Candor, ‘Shame’ over D.C. Deployment
  The National Guard, in measuring public sentiment about President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of Washington, D.C., has assessed that its mission is perceived as “leveragin...
  
  By Dr. Jason Dempsey
  - In The News
- National Security Human Capital Program / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
  ‘Not Like Calling 911’—How A National Guard Call-Up Actually Works
  By Katherine L. Kuzminski
  - In The News
- National Security Human Capital Program
  Donald Trump to Order Defense Department's Renaming
  By Katherine L. Kuzminski
  - In The News
Transatlantic Security
- Transatlantic Security
  Brussels Sprouts LIVE: Europe with Less U.S.: Preventing Russia Opportunistic Aggression in Europe
  Despite the degradation of Moscow’s military in Ukraine, senior western officials estimate that it could reconstitute its forces within two to five years. A new CNAS report co...
  
  By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
  - Podcast
- Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
  The Ukraine War Accelerates the International Drone Arms Race
  By Samuel Bendett
  - In The News
- Transatlantic Security
  Drones over Poland with Doug Lute and Kurt Volker
  By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
  - Podcast
Middle East Security
- Middle East Security
  Israel’s Strike in Qatar: A “Big Red Line Has Been Crossed”
  Donald Trump says he's "not thrilled" by Israel's unprecedented strike against Hamas in the Gulf state of Qatar – a key American ally. He adds it was the lone decision of Isra...
  
  By Adham Sahloul
  - Video
- Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security / Technology & National Security
  United Arab Emirates Joins U.S. and China in Giving Away A.I. Technology
  By Pablo Chavez
  - In The News
- Middle East Security
  The Main Points in the Leaked Plan for Gaza
  By Adham Sahloul
  - Video
Energy, Economics & Security
- Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
  U.S.-India Relations Strained by Shifting Alliances and Economic Pressures
  President Donald Trump expressed concern that the United States has “lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest, China,” following a series of appearances by Chinese President ...
  
  By Lisa Curtis
  - In The News
- Energy, Economics & Security
  The Fight to Preserve North American Trade
  By Emily Kilcrease
  - In The News
- Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
  Trump Unfriends Modi's India: Trump Frothing, India Calm
  By Daniel Silverberg
  - Video
Technology & National Security
- Technology & National Security
  How the U.S. Can Counter China's Digital Silk Road in Saudi Arabia
  Washington, September 16, 2025 – Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a new report, Countering the Digital Silk Road: Saudi Arabia by Vivek Chilukuri ...
  
  By Vivek Chilukuri & Ruby Scanlon
  - Press Release
- Technology & National Security
  Countering the Digital Silk Road: Saudi Arabia
  By Vivek Chilukuri & Ruby Scanlon
  - Reports
- Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
  The Ukraine War Accelerates the International Drone Arms Race
  By Samuel Bendett
  - In The News
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
- National Security Human Capital Program / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
  ‘Not Like Calling 911’—How A National Guard Call-Up Actually Works
  The War Horse spoke with Katherine Kuzminski, director of studies at the Center for a New American Security and a widely regarded expert in military personnel policy, to learn...
  
  By Katherine L. Kuzminski
  - In The News
- Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
  Trump Pushes Bounds of Military, Police Immigration Actions
  By Carrie Cordero
  - In The News
- Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
  Here Are Legal Issues Raised by Trump’s Order for National ‘Quick Reaction Force’
  By Carrie Cordero
  - In The News
Global Swing States
- Global Swing States
  New CNAS Report Argues Six “Global Swing States” Will Shape the New Great Power Competition
  Washington, June 26, 2025 – As international politics undergoes rapid transformation and great power competition intensifies, a new report from the Center for a New American S...
  - Press Release
- Global Swing States
  Global Swing States and the New Great Power Competition
  By Richard Fontaine & Gibbs McKinley
  - Reports
- Technology & National Security
  Countering the Digital Silk Road: Brazil
  By Ruby Scanlon & Bill Drexel
  - Reports